The composition of an organism’s cell wall is the fourth characteristic used to classify an alga. Diatoms are unique as their cell wall is made of silica. The intricate designs within their silica ...

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have uncovered an intricate light manipulation mechanism likely used by microscopic ...

Diatom photosynthesis is responsible for 20 percent of the world’s organic carbon. The pores allow diatoms to be lightweight, but their cell wall gives them a strong mechanical structure.

W. T. Astbury, R. D. Preston, The Structure of the Cell Wall in Some Species of the Filamentous Green Alga Cladophora, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, Vol.

The cell walls of Chlamydomonas gametes are multilayered structures supported on frameworks of polypeptides extending from the plasma membrane. The wall-polypeptide catalogue reported by Monk et al.